REHOBOAM AND FOOLISH DECISIONS Settling for cheap imitations in exchange for real thing is a poor way to live. In every area of his life, Rehoboam consistently traded away what was real for what was counterfeit. Given wise and unwise counsel by his advisers at his coronation, he chose to grab for power and control rather than to take patiently the counsel of those older and wiser than he and treat his people with kindness. Although his position came from God, He chose to abandon God. These unwise decisions made...